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From Covenants to Consciousness in the Book of Job - Part 1

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November 7, 2018

This is our second post in the continuation of our series bringing you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative path. We hope you will…

Photography as an Act of Faith

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October 4, 2018

While we have featured many guest posts in the past, we are setting the intention to bring you more Wisdom from your fellow students of the contemplative…

Wagner, Einstein, and Teilhard

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September 17, 2018

Dr. Rudy Hwa Rudy is an emeritus professor of Physics at the University of Oregon as well one of my one of my senior Wisdom Students, both chronologically…

Thanking our Midwife

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June 20, 2018

Dear friends in The Contemplative Society, It is an honour to be asked to contribute a few words in support of the Margaret Haines Scholarship Fund. Where…

Alchemy

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May 14, 2018

Retirement: often lauded as a time to enjoy what we have worked for all our lives, taking trips, cultivating hobbies, and being with friends and family.…

In This Together

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April 26, 2018

Our retreat participants are diverse: we serve Christians and SBNRs, young and old, wealthy and financially constrained. You might put yourself in one…

The Gift of Enroulement

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April 12, 2018

I arrived at the Wisdom School on Lake Cowichan both exhausted and depleted. While I am an advocate for self-care, I have found it very difficult to practice…

A birthday present to the future

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March 13, 2018

You might not recognise her name, but without her, The Contemplative Society wouldn’t exist. You might not have access to audio teachings, Wisdom Schools,…

Our Wisdom Lineage

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March 5, 2018

“WHUR WE COME FROM… " ~ Br. Raphael Robin “Teachers of contemplative Christianity, who acknowledged the limitations of human knowledge and…

Is sacred reality really real?

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January 30, 2018

“Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamagate…” ("Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone utterly beyond…”) We used to chant this ancient Hindu chant in our small…

Christmas 2017 - Letter from President

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December 20, 2017

Dear Members and Friends, This time of year often propels us into a vast amount of “doing” in an attempt to recreate an atmosphere that might reflect…

Which Enneagram Type is Cynthia?

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November 23, 2017

For almost thirty years the standing joke has been, "What enneagram type is Cynthia?" Leading teachers in all the various schools have typed me variously…

Mirabai Starr: Blessed Weaver

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October 18, 2017

In the last week of September, The Contemplative Society welcomed Mirabai Starr to Vancouver Island for a retreat entitled "One Heart: Weaving a Tapestry…